This Week in Waste: Top Stories in Waste and Recycling March 14 - 18

1. How to Properly Fight a Lithium-ion Battery Fire
Ryan Fogelman

The waste and recycling industry continues to face problems generated from the hazards of lithium-ion batteries. So, how do we get a better grip on this problem? How do we continue to address the issues we are facing? How do we put solutions in place to prevent these incidents from getting out of hand?

Read more of the story here.

2. NWRA's Kirk Sander Makes Safety a Value in the Waste and Recycling Industry
Stefanie Valentic

Safety is not a priority for Kirk Sander, Chief of Staff and Vice President of Safety and Standards at National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA). It's a way of life. Safety is a crucial component to Sander's values that shine through his work at the organization, where he has been employed since 2018.

Read more about Kirk Sander here.

3. Demystifying Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Liz Bothwell

In this episode of Unpacking Recycling with Charlotte, we cover all things EPR. From how it works and the costs associated with it, to why Europe is more successful with it than the U.S., Charlotte answers your most pressing questions.

Watch and learn with Charlotte here.

4. How ESG, Emerging Pollutants and New Regulations are Changing the Face of Landfill Design and Operation
Liz Bothwell

In our latest episode of NothingWasted!, we bring you the dynamic keynote from the Global Waste Management Symposium, “How ESG, Emerging Pollutants and New Regulations are Changing the Face of Landfill Design and Operation.”

Watch the video here.

5. Call2Recycle’s Raudys on Keeping Pace with Explosive Growth in End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries
Arlene Karidis

Call2Recycle CEO Leo Raudys sat with Waste360 to talk about how a new wave of North American recyclers are bracing for the influx of end-of-life batteries. He gave his take on what’s needed to create a unified national system to collect, recycle, and reuse these batteries. And he points to where he thinks the industry must turn its attention to be ready to take on a big job.

Read the story here.